J.W. Pepper Catalogs

l NEW PUBLICATION FOR 2015 H PEPPER BEST SELLER ALL PRICES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS & ARE SUBJECT TO PUBLISHER REVISION 113 Go to cart Teacher Resources Around the Music Room in 180 Days Janet Day. If you are looking for new classroom activities, tips for classroom management and discipline, or need more assessment ideas, this collection is for you. This one-of-a-kind compilation of ideas, tips and activities comes from the classrooms of music teachers across the United States. From day 1 to day 180, add new spark to your classroom with a presidential rhythm roundup, dynamics, composers, avoiding classroom distractions, assessment, movement charades, singing roll call, a salute to America, holiday trivia, 10 days to avoid burnout, and much more. 10052627 Reproducible Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gr. K-8 9.99 Assessing the Developing Child Musician A Guide For General Music Teachers Timothy Brophy. General music teachers have long struggled with the issue of how to assess the progress of their students accurately and objectively. With this practical and much-needed book, Dr. Brophy guides teachers through every step necessary to develop a personal style of assessing students while working within the guidelines of local, district, state, and national standards. Along with clear, in-depth explanations, the Chapter Summaries, Questions for Clarification, Questions for Discussion, Assessment Practice, and scoring guide suggestions combine to create a resource that is thorough, practical, and indispensable. 5881958 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gr. K-8 45.95 Assessment in the Music Classroom Cristi Cary Miller. Elementary music specialist Cristi Cary Miller shares a wealth of material in this easy-to-use resource to help identify and define students' musical skills and progress. This creative collection of seasonal songs and activities and singing games will provide hours of fun throughout the school year while assessing students on rhythm, reading steady beat, matching pitch, solfege, vocal tone colors and much more. Make assessments a vital part of your lesson planning. Original song activities include: Telephone Time; Spin Around; Hello Neighbors; Chugga Lugga; Lost My Shoe; Turkey Rhythm Rap; Winter Time Is In the Air; Share Your Gift; Little Winter Bell; Rhythm Charades Rap; Walkin' Down the Street; Let Me See What Moves You Make; Sol La Sol Mi Dance; Spin the Wheel of Color; SunnyDay/Rainy Day; Ball of Fun; Tell Me and Listen Very Carefully. 10004695 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gr. K-5 14.99 Interact with Music Assessment Manju Durairaj. This is a series of active music making assessments for the interactive whiteboard. It is extensive stand-alone collections of sequential assessments. Level 1 is presented in a game format and is all about comparatives: high-low, long-short, loud-soft, fast-slow, same-different. Play as one team or two. Level 2 presents interactive assessments with customizable rubrics. In addition, there are quizzes, worksheets and manipulatives. The assessments follow a sequential progression for teaching the musical concepts of meter and duration, solfege and intervals, dynamics and tempo, harmony and form. The CD-ROM offers step- by-step interactive lessons for SmartBoard and Promethean, compatible with SmartNotebook 11 and Promethean ActivInspire 1.7.6 software. If you do not have an interactive whiteboard you can download the free viewer software and instructions to your computer. 10463357 Digital Resources Level 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pre K.-1 29.99 10490032 Digital Resources Level 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gr. K-3 29.99 l Music In the Inclusive Classroom Melody McGrath Taylor. This book is designed to support both the music specialist and the classroom teacher as they try to understand the learning style of each of their students. Teachers will be able to quickly access the specific information they need in order to adapt their lessons to the needs of their students. Chapters include: Diagnosis and Descriptions; General Classroom Management; Individualized Education Plans; Support for All Learners and Strategies in the Music Room. 10524264 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gr. K-6 25.00 Music Assessment Across Cultures and Continents The Culture of Shared Practice Tim Brophy. What are the purposes of music education assessment? What are the best strategies and techniques? How does assessment improve music teaching and learning? What are the shared research priorities for music education assessment? To address these questions, 139 assessment scholars, researchers, music administrators, students, and practicing music educators representing six continents and 17 nations convened on the campus of the University of Bremen in Bremen, Germany. The 34 papers published in this volume address assessment in national, state, and regional contexts as well as in districts, schools and classrooms. A wealth of information about assessment in higher education and music teacher education is also included. 10345376 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.95 Scale Your Way to Music Assessment The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Quality Music Program Paul Kimpton & Delwyn Harnisch. Scale Your Way to Music Assessment is a hands-on, step-by-step action plan for using assessment to improve your teaching and your students' performances. Designed for instrumental, choral and general music programs in grades K-12, it describes in detail how to teach students to become accurate and consistent assessors of musical performance as they learn how to set goals for practicing and improving group performance. Published with a sturdy spiral binding, this useful book is well-organized in ten chapters, covering a wide range of topics: defining musical skills, collecting data, test writing, assessment software, state and national standards, school district goals, and more. Also included are six extensive appendices with actual written and listening tests, outlines of a four-year testing program for band, choir and orchestra, a listing of websites and email addresses, and a glossary of terms. The accompanying CD-ROM includes sample data, tests, music examples and reference material. Everything you need to develop a quality music assessment program is right here in this exceptional resource! 10062956 Book/CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.95 Tools for Powerful Student Evaluation Susan R. Farrell. This book presents a practical source of authentic assessment strategies for music educators. Includes over 70 pages of tasks and charts for assessing the learning process as well as the product. With today's school systems demanding student accountability in all disciplines, this text provides music teachers with information regarding: assessment and its purpose, classroom conditions necessary for authentic assessment, choosing assessment strategies, understanding and developing scoring criteria, and descriptions of several alternative types of assessment. 5597331 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.95 The Ultimate Music Assessment and Evaluation Kit Cheryl Lavender. Here is a valuable teacher time-saver packed with user-friendly assessment and evaluation components that have been developed, field-tested, and refined by nationally renowned music educator and clinician Cheryl Lavender. Custom design your own effective methods with these practical assessment strategies, time-saving tips, samples, reproducible forms and more, based on the National Standards for Arts Education. 3264892 Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gr. K-8 14.99 How To Assess the Progress of Your Students new!

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